This can be read as the Part 2 guide for the US passport photo requirements as it contains the specifications that especially concerns about the facial expressions, apparels, wearable, ornaments and other objects that must be taken into consideration by the entrants. The photo requirements for the US passports, visas and green card (permanent resident PR) are same but it is different for US electronic Diversity Visa Lottery application. The entrant’s photograph for the submission is strictly validated against the actual appearance of the entrant in many ways. Some ways may include a physical identification at the time the passport is collected, or through internal processes and interviews. The procedures varies from territories to territories but still always requires the validation against an actual and recommended passport requirements regarding about apparels and other attires so it is highly recommended to thoroughly go through these specifications for the acceptance and no later regrets.
1. The pose and expression of the entrant must be a directly facing camera with the full-face view, natural, neutral, relaxed and composed face.
2. Entrant’s teeth must not be visible in the photograph because the biometric scanning and recognition system rejects the validation. So the expression is to be a normally closed mouth.
3. The eyes of the entrants must be wide open and clearly visible. Added makeups and eye lashes like beautifying products which could obscure and reflect the entrant’s eyes in various appearances than the reality are not acceptable at all. Especially female entrants are advised not to use any makeups that could hinder your natural expression and appearance.
4. Alternatively, the entrant can also have a natural smiling facial expression. Although a neutral and natural expression is preferred for the recommendations, a natural smile is also acceptable.
5. The entrant is not allowed to wear any hats, uniforms, or head coverings except for the condition that the entrant is obliged to wear them as a religious beliefs and norms. The head coverings must not cast any type of shadows or reflections over the face of the entrant.
6. The special military uniforms and security authority’s dresses are also not acceptable to be worn by the entrant in the photograph because there are concerns regarding security and dress code measures by the US Bureau of Consular Affairs. So, the apparels are to be casual and representing daily lives of the entrant.
7. The latest requirements that has been accredited from November 1, 2016 is that the entrant are not allowed to wear any types of glasses at all except for rare conditions explained below for the new US Passport Photo submission. This applies to US Visas too.
8. If the entrant is facing a rare medical condition such as a recent ocular surgery where the doctor has advised not to take out the eyeglasses in order to protect the entrant’s eyes then a medical statement describing the entrant’s medical condition and the advisory prescriptions signed by the medical professional/ health practitioner must be provided to the US Dept. – Bureau of Consular Affairs. For this accepted rare medical condition entrants with eyeglasses there are certain requirements to be followed like:
a. Eyeglass frames must not cover the eyes of the entrants.
b. No glares on eyeglasses that may obscure the eyes of the entrants.
c. No shadows or refraction from the eyeglasses that may obscure the eyes of entrants.
9. For entrants following hearing problems and wearing a hearing aid in a daily basis are allowed to take their photograph with their hearing devices worn.
10. Wireless hands-free, wired headphones, earpieces or any such gadgets and electronic devices attached to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth or neck must be removed and the photograph must be taken in plain visible way so that the person to be photographed is recognizable.
11. If the submitted photograph fails to reflect the actual and current appearance of the entrant even if the photograph submitted is not older than 6 months, the US embassy or consular affairs will demand a new photograph to be submitted with your application. In such cases of change in appearance, the typical reasons to be noted by the entrant are:
*. The entrant has gone a significant facial surgery or trauma. Added or removed large portion of facial piercings or tattoos. Or sometimes a significant amount of weight loss or gain. Gender transitions are also one of the reasons.
12. For example, if the entrant has grown a beard or colored his/her hair and still recognizable then the new photograph submission is not asked by the authorities. Similarly in infants, babies and children under the age of 16 years old, a change of appearance due to normal aging process is considered positive. Hence it is generally not necessary to provide a new photograph.
While we recommend you use a professional photo service to ensure your photos meet all the requirements, you may opt to take the photo yourself with this awesome trending mobile app “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” available in Play Store bundled up with great features. It ensures the acceptance of your passport photo because the app is very comfortable with all of the US Passport photo requirements to adhere to. Please remember that photos must not be digitally enhanced or altered to change your appearance in any way. The acceptance of your photo is always at the discretion of the U.S. embassy or consulate where you apply for a passport.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
USA Passport Photo Requirements - Photo Dimensions, Paper Type, Colors, Background
The photo requirements for the US passports, visas and green card (permanent resident PR) are same but it is different for US electronic Diversity Visa Lottery application.
1. The photo size must adhere to 51mm width x 51mm height i.e. it must be 2 inches by 2 inches. It means that the photo dimensions must be in square aspect ratio i.e. the height of the photo must be equal to the width of the photo.
2. The photo must be taken recently within last 6 months of time to ensure your current true appearance. The minimum acceptable photo dimension is 600 pixels x 600 pixels and the maximum acceptable photo dimension is 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels.
3. The head size of the applicant must be between 25mm to 35mm i.e. 1 to 1 3/8 inches. It must be ensured that photo presents bottom chin to top crown of the applicant’s head covering up the photo’s total height from 50% to 69% and the head of person is centered with the photo. The eye height is 28mm to 35mm i.e. the applicant’s eyes must be in a linear position when seen in portrait mode and measure between 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from bottom of the photo.
4. As a photographers’ guide to taking pixel perfect US passport photo so that it is accepted, one must be give a great detail of attention to the camera positioning and lighting. So the camera must be at least 1.25 meters (4 feet) away from the person to be photographed. Also the camera must be placed at eye level of the person and try to minimize the distance from the person to background to eliminate shadows.
5. You need to submit only one photograph with your passport application for US. The photo must be printed in a high quality glossy or matte photographic paper. Submission of your passport photo in high quality is very vital to the decisions made to your application by the US authorities. For more detailed tips and information about the photo paper sizes check out the 10 most popular paper sizes for printing your photos.
6. The photos must not be in black and white exposure or other color combinations. The acceptable passport photo is sharp without any visible pixels or printer dots and the applicant’s face is in focus with evident clarity.
7. The photo must be in color of 24 bits per pixel in sRGB color space. It can be obtained easily because most of the digital camera has this as default outputs. The file format of the photo must be in JPEG file format and the file size must be less than or equal to 240 Kilobytes. If the image is exceeding the file size and hence needs to be compressed to under the maximum file size of 240 Kb then the photo can be compressed in the ratio of less than or equal to 20:1.
8. Brightness and contrast must be adjusted to show the person to be photographed and photo background accurately. Natural facial features obscured by improper color combinations or contrast are not acceptable. So the color of the photo must reproduce the natural skin tones of the person. High fluorescent, bad lighting, camera flashlights with unbalanced color causes bad color cast in the photo which is not acceptable. Improper color balance must be managed too.
9. High contrast due to the overall light and shade in the background causes the person and the color of the photo to be obscuring so to rectify the correct contrast the direction of diffused light onto the person can increase the local contrast and reduce the total contrast. Photos must not be mixed with incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Corrective filters improve the light reaching the camera sensor and removes unnatural color effects. A neutral white card can be used to set the white balance level on modern cameras.
10. The passport photographic background must be in plain white or off-white i.e. the photographed must be taken against a white background that must be directly at the back of the person to be photographed. The applicant’s face and the photo background must be ensured to be well lit and without any obscuring patterns, texts, objects, or distracting shadows. Photo backgrounds with dark, busy and discernible resolution are not acceptable too.
11. The other most important specification to observe is that the background color and the color of the clothing worn must not match each other or even be similar in any extent to obscure the applicant’s true appearance or identity. For best results as correct background, try using the plain white wall of your house or a photographers’ backdrop cloth because ideally the background will be out of focus and the minor markings or texture on the background are not evident on the applicant’s photo.
12. For the infant and babies under the age of 3 years or so who cannot support themselves, the parents are advised to lay down their baby over a plain white or off-white sheet or such clothing and take the photograph so that the baby photo background is same as adults one. Supporting hands or toys alike items are not allowed to be seen. It is best recommended to take photo of them with their eyes wide open and mouths closed.
The passport photo must meet the listed requirements above strictly because the country’s official authorities do not overlook even a minor mistake. Nowadays printers may produce grainy image or dots may be seen and hence such photos are rejected too. So, a continuous tone image with very photo-like image is recommended. While we recommend you use a professional photo service to ensure your photos meet all the requirements, you may opt to take the photo yourself with this awesome trending mobile app “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” available in Play Store bundled up with great features. It ensures the acceptance of your passport photo because the app is very comfortable with all of the US Passport photo requirements to adhere to. Please remember that photos must not be digitally enhanced or altered to change your appearance in any way. The acceptance of your photo is always at the discretion of the U.S. embassy or consulate where you apply for a passport.
1. The photo size must adhere to 51mm width x 51mm height i.e. it must be 2 inches by 2 inches. It means that the photo dimensions must be in square aspect ratio i.e. the height of the photo must be equal to the width of the photo.
2. The photo must be taken recently within last 6 months of time to ensure your current true appearance. The minimum acceptable photo dimension is 600 pixels x 600 pixels and the maximum acceptable photo dimension is 1200 pixels x 1200 pixels.
3. The head size of the applicant must be between 25mm to 35mm i.e. 1 to 1 3/8 inches. It must be ensured that photo presents bottom chin to top crown of the applicant’s head covering up the photo’s total height from 50% to 69% and the head of person is centered with the photo. The eye height is 28mm to 35mm i.e. the applicant’s eyes must be in a linear position when seen in portrait mode and measure between 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from bottom of the photo.
4. As a photographers’ guide to taking pixel perfect US passport photo so that it is accepted, one must be give a great detail of attention to the camera positioning and lighting. So the camera must be at least 1.25 meters (4 feet) away from the person to be photographed. Also the camera must be placed at eye level of the person and try to minimize the distance from the person to background to eliminate shadows.
5. You need to submit only one photograph with your passport application for US. The photo must be printed in a high quality glossy or matte photographic paper. Submission of your passport photo in high quality is very vital to the decisions made to your application by the US authorities. For more detailed tips and information about the photo paper sizes check out the 10 most popular paper sizes for printing your photos.
6. The photos must not be in black and white exposure or other color combinations. The acceptable passport photo is sharp without any visible pixels or printer dots and the applicant’s face is in focus with evident clarity.
7. The photo must be in color of 24 bits per pixel in sRGB color space. It can be obtained easily because most of the digital camera has this as default outputs. The file format of the photo must be in JPEG file format and the file size must be less than or equal to 240 Kilobytes. If the image is exceeding the file size and hence needs to be compressed to under the maximum file size of 240 Kb then the photo can be compressed in the ratio of less than or equal to 20:1.
8. Brightness and contrast must be adjusted to show the person to be photographed and photo background accurately. Natural facial features obscured by improper color combinations or contrast are not acceptable. So the color of the photo must reproduce the natural skin tones of the person. High fluorescent, bad lighting, camera flashlights with unbalanced color causes bad color cast in the photo which is not acceptable. Improper color balance must be managed too.
9. High contrast due to the overall light and shade in the background causes the person and the color of the photo to be obscuring so to rectify the correct contrast the direction of diffused light onto the person can increase the local contrast and reduce the total contrast. Photos must not be mixed with incandescent and fluorescent lighting. Corrective filters improve the light reaching the camera sensor and removes unnatural color effects. A neutral white card can be used to set the white balance level on modern cameras.
10. The passport photographic background must be in plain white or off-white i.e. the photographed must be taken against a white background that must be directly at the back of the person to be photographed. The applicant’s face and the photo background must be ensured to be well lit and without any obscuring patterns, texts, objects, or distracting shadows. Photo backgrounds with dark, busy and discernible resolution are not acceptable too.
11. The other most important specification to observe is that the background color and the color of the clothing worn must not match each other or even be similar in any extent to obscure the applicant’s true appearance or identity. For best results as correct background, try using the plain white wall of your house or a photographers’ backdrop cloth because ideally the background will be out of focus and the minor markings or texture on the background are not evident on the applicant’s photo.
12. For the infant and babies under the age of 3 years or so who cannot support themselves, the parents are advised to lay down their baby over a plain white or off-white sheet or such clothing and take the photograph so that the baby photo background is same as adults one. Supporting hands or toys alike items are not allowed to be seen. It is best recommended to take photo of them with their eyes wide open and mouths closed.
The passport photo must meet the listed requirements above strictly because the country’s official authorities do not overlook even a minor mistake. Nowadays printers may produce grainy image or dots may be seen and hence such photos are rejected too. So, a continuous tone image with very photo-like image is recommended. While we recommend you use a professional photo service to ensure your photos meet all the requirements, you may opt to take the photo yourself with this awesome trending mobile app “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” available in Play Store bundled up with great features. It ensures the acceptance of your passport photo because the app is very comfortable with all of the US Passport photo requirements to adhere to. Please remember that photos must not be digitally enhanced or altered to change your appearance in any way. The acceptance of your photo is always at the discretion of the U.S. embassy or consulate where you apply for a passport.
Step By Step Guide To Make A Passport Size Photo Using ID Photo Maker app:
Passport ID Photo Maker Studio is the best among free ID Photo maker, editor and combining apps. This app lets you save a lot of money by combining standard passport, id or VISA photos into single 4x6, 5x7 or A4 paper. Then you can order prints from providers like Walgreens' photo, Amazon print or local photo booth. Create photos for official ID, Passport, VISA and License of all countries of the world including USA, Spain, Germany, France, India, Italy, Korea and Brazil in no time. Our customers have saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by ordering the prints of 4x6 / 5x6 photos using services like Walgreens Photo or Amazon prints after combining passport photos using this app. We have excellent features like background removal, ink and money saver, photography tips, etc. are available for purchase. Purchases are non-refundable unless they fail to work on your device.
You can combine multiple copies of your ID photo into a single printable paper to reduce cost of printing. All standard sizes as well as custom size of paper are supported.
Download & Install (Android Mobile Users)
To download the “Passport ID Maker Studio” app from the Play Store, go to this link given here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=np.com.njs.autophotos from your android mobile phone.If you are using your mobile phone then you can find the Play Store in there and open it. To start downloading apps on the Play Store, you need to sign in with your Gmail Account. If you don’t have a Gmail account, please consider it creating before the procedures ahead.
Assumed you have signed in with your account in Play Store, search for the app “Passport ID Photo Maker Studio” by Andro Nepal. You can find it easily at the top of your searches if you try with keywords like “passport id” or “id photo”. After you have located and selected the app, you can see the green “Install” button at right side. Click the “Install” button. The downloading starts instantly and it installs the app for your mobile phone automatically. The total size of the app is about 2.5 MB; lightweight.
When you run the app for the first time, a popup window must appear that would ask for your choice of Photo Save Location - “The app will save your photos to this folder: (link to the location)”. You can change the location of the photo to be saved by clicking the Change option. Click the Got it! option to enter the app. It automatically displays the basic guidelines about the basic functionality of the app. On the top left corner you can find a Watch Demo option that plays the YouTube video showing the demo. You can skip these by clicking X button alongside the Watch Demo. But it is recommended to go through these tips and demo for your own ease by clicking the Next button.
Taking the photo
When you are at the main menu of the app, you can clearly find the Camera option right at the first. Click the Camera option. It should now open the camera showing you the yellow vertical grid and two outline of human body. Adjust the person to be photographed within these outlines and ensure the body of the person is divided equally by the given yellow vertical dotted line. After the adjustments are correct, click the white circular button to capture the photo. If the photo is mistaken then you can always press the X button and start over again unlimited.Making Photo
When the photo is ready to proceed, click the √ to go next step. In this step you can choose among four options - Left, Right, Mirror and Flip. These options help you to change the orientation of the photo if you need. Click the √ Next button at the top right corner to go next step. In this step you can align the photo to left or right side by sliding the bar given at the bottom if you need. Click the Skip button to proceed without changes made. The next Crop Photo step is very important. In this step, you can choose the photo sizes and the country passport size accordingly. Click the Standard at the bottom left corner and choose your country for the passport. If your country is listed in the Most common sizes panel then you can choose the photo size accordingly.After the photo size option chosen, the display allows you to adjust and cut your photo by fitting it inside a photo frame of chosen size. Touch inside the frame and drag to adjust it around. The head of the person must fit exactly between the top and bottom lines provided in the frame. After all to be cropped dimensions are adjusted, touch the √ Crop button at top right corner to crop the photo. It leads you to the next step where you can enhance your photo using several tools. Assumed you have taken the right shot, we recommend you not to enhance the photo in excess and only use them if needed.
Finally you can click the Save button at top right corner and giving it a name to save your passport sized photo in your mobile phone. Up to now you have captured, edited and saved your passport photo but now it’s time to get Ready to Print.
Ready to Print
Now you are back to the main menu where you left off for Camera. It’s time to head to Ready to Print just below the Camera. It leads you to the customized gallery of your saved photos from the app. The photos you saved from the earlier steps are displayed in this step. First thing you need to do is connect your home printer and mobile phone in the same Wireless connection. Now you can choose the single photo you want to print and touch the Share Photo option at the bottom. The other cool feature you can use is selecting the single photo and choosing the Print Multiple Copies option. This tool option lets you Choose paper size for the final print with multiple photos in a single chosen paper size. For instance, if you choose 4R (4 x 6 inches) then the app automatically creates your single passport photo into that printable paper size with multiple copies of itself such that you could scissor down each photo later. It gives you multiple ways to print them via your phone for e.g. Bluetooth connection and Wi-Fi Direct but since you already have printer connection you can choose Send to Printer option and print your photos unlimited times. It is more exciting to try out and save yourself some time and money.
Passport / Visa And Other Official photos Requirements For Singapore
The passport and visa photograph requirements and specifications for Singapore are both same. The Singaporean government is comfortable with both of the documents’ similar rules and requirements. Unless there are any variations in the photograph complying with the stated official photo requirements, the applicant’s photograph is assured to be accepted.
1.The applicant’s photo must be recently taken within the last 3 months of time in a passport sized dimensions of 35mm (3.5cm) width x 45mm height (4.5cm). There should not be any borders, frames or such boundaries around the photo.
2. The photo must be in color and it should have a close up face of the applicant such that it takes up 70% to 80% of the photographic paper size. The head size is 2.5cms to 3.5cms i.e. from top crown of applicant’s head to the bottom chin; the size of the applicant’s face must measure 25mms to 35mms and should be aligned in the center of the photo.
3. The photo must be taken against a white background in a matte or semi matte glossy photographic paper with no creases, stains, sheen, ink marks, or reflective properties. The color of the clothing worn by the applicant in the photo must not match the background obscuring the appearance. Attires, uniforms, hats or special clothing of the military departments, governmental agencies, security authorities or such depicting the personnel and employees standards are not allowed to be worn by the applicant in their photographs due to security concerns.
4. The full facial features of the applicant must be clearly visible without the headgear, headwear, masks or hats unless they are worn for religious or cultural purposes. In case the headwear matches the photo background obscuring the color then the background should be in a shade of light grey dark enough to distinguish your head and hair.
5. For those normally wearing spectacles in a daily routine, it is allowed to wear it in the photograph too but the eyeglasses must not have any reflections. Sunglasses, tinted glasses are not accepted. The eyes of the person to be photographed must be clearly visible. The glare on the spectacles can be avoided by slight tilting of head to upward or downward directions. The frames of eyeglasses must be checked to ensure that they don’t cover up any part of the eyes.
6. The applicant’s face must be facing the camera directly and the camera level must be straight to the eye level of the applicant’s face. The applicant must not be looking downwards, upwards or the head structure must not be tilted sideways in the photo. Any photo that is found to be substandard by the official authorities will be rejected.
7. The applicant’s face must be in showing a natural, neutral and relaxed facial expression or mood in the photo with their mouths closed and eyes wide open. The photo must show the true skin tone of the applicant in natural state.
8. The facial image must be clearly evident and not too big whereas the applicant’s top shoulders must be clearly visible. The applicant’s hair must not be cropped off or altered to any design. Both edge of the applicant’s face with ears must be seen. Hair and wears should not cover the applicant’s eyes or ears and discern the identity well.
9. Neck, Chin, nose, eyebrows, both ears, and eyes must not be covered by anything and the forehead must be seen to that extent such that the shape of the applicant’s face is apparently evident from some distance away.
10. Only the person to be photographed who is the applicant of the Singaporean passport application is required to be photographed and any second person, chairs, sofa or object must not be seen. The face orientation of the applicant must be frontward and portrait.
11. As each one of the qualified applicant is provided with a separate passport or visa, group application are not allowed and hence group photos are also not accepted. Individual photograph of a person applying is required in all cases.
12. The total exposure of light to the passport photograph must appear evenly distributed and the blurriness or graininess within the photograph is totally not acceptable. Shadows, red eyes and uneven bright spots in the photo are not allowed. Flash reflections, out of focus and air-brushed photos are not allowed.
13. Uniform lighting is a must property in the applicant’s passport photographs. Photos without proper contrast and color are regarded as poorly taken photos and hence rejected. So proper brightness and rich contrast adjustment must display the applicant’s face and background properly.
14. The photograph attachment file with the online application form submission must adhere to these requirements. The photo must be in JPEG file format i.e. *jpeg extension. File size cannot be bigger than 150 Kilobytes. Dimensions of the photo image have to be 400 x 515 pixels. Discernible pixels or patterns in the photo are to be avoided.
15. Any kind of digital alteration, Photoshop effects, image manipulation, enhancement, spots removal or such changes made to the original passport photo of the applicant is not acceptable.
16. The photographs that are cropped off and printed or that appear to be taken as a Selfie are not acceptable at all. Scanned photos from another source photograph and printed or color photocopies are not allowed and hence not regarded as original photo. The authorities regard the live photograph taken from digital camera and printed as the original photo source. The passport photo with the date printed on it as a reminder or staple marks, are not allowed too.
17. For infants and babies under the age of 3 years who are unable to support themselves, parents or guardians can lay down them under the plain white sheet and take photographs with the babies face looking directly at the camera. While doing so, hands or supporting objects or toys like things are not allowed to be seen in the photo.
If the passport photo submitted to the application doesn’t meet the required specifications mentioned by the Singaporean government then the application gets delayed for further processing ahead. ICA provides you with the notification letter regarding your rejection of photograph through letters as soon as possible. So, you can re-submit a new photograph using the photo re-submission slip enclosed within the notification letter. After the receipt of your submitted passport photo and acceptance, the official Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will notify by post to collect your completed passport/ visa.
1.The applicant’s photo must be recently taken within the last 3 months of time in a passport sized dimensions of 35mm (3.5cm) width x 45mm height (4.5cm). There should not be any borders, frames or such boundaries around the photo.
2. The photo must be in color and it should have a close up face of the applicant such that it takes up 70% to 80% of the photographic paper size. The head size is 2.5cms to 3.5cms i.e. from top crown of applicant’s head to the bottom chin; the size of the applicant’s face must measure 25mms to 35mms and should be aligned in the center of the photo.
3. The photo must be taken against a white background in a matte or semi matte glossy photographic paper with no creases, stains, sheen, ink marks, or reflective properties. The color of the clothing worn by the applicant in the photo must not match the background obscuring the appearance. Attires, uniforms, hats or special clothing of the military departments, governmental agencies, security authorities or such depicting the personnel and employees standards are not allowed to be worn by the applicant in their photographs due to security concerns.
4. The full facial features of the applicant must be clearly visible without the headgear, headwear, masks or hats unless they are worn for religious or cultural purposes. In case the headwear matches the photo background obscuring the color then the background should be in a shade of light grey dark enough to distinguish your head and hair.
5. For those normally wearing spectacles in a daily routine, it is allowed to wear it in the photograph too but the eyeglasses must not have any reflections. Sunglasses, tinted glasses are not accepted. The eyes of the person to be photographed must be clearly visible. The glare on the spectacles can be avoided by slight tilting of head to upward or downward directions. The frames of eyeglasses must be checked to ensure that they don’t cover up any part of the eyes.
6. The applicant’s face must be facing the camera directly and the camera level must be straight to the eye level of the applicant’s face. The applicant must not be looking downwards, upwards or the head structure must not be tilted sideways in the photo. Any photo that is found to be substandard by the official authorities will be rejected.
7. The applicant’s face must be in showing a natural, neutral and relaxed facial expression or mood in the photo with their mouths closed and eyes wide open. The photo must show the true skin tone of the applicant in natural state.
8. The facial image must be clearly evident and not too big whereas the applicant’s top shoulders must be clearly visible. The applicant’s hair must not be cropped off or altered to any design. Both edge of the applicant’s face with ears must be seen. Hair and wears should not cover the applicant’s eyes or ears and discern the identity well.
9. Neck, Chin, nose, eyebrows, both ears, and eyes must not be covered by anything and the forehead must be seen to that extent such that the shape of the applicant’s face is apparently evident from some distance away.
10. Only the person to be photographed who is the applicant of the Singaporean passport application is required to be photographed and any second person, chairs, sofa or object must not be seen. The face orientation of the applicant must be frontward and portrait.
11. As each one of the qualified applicant is provided with a separate passport or visa, group application are not allowed and hence group photos are also not accepted. Individual photograph of a person applying is required in all cases.
12. The total exposure of light to the passport photograph must appear evenly distributed and the blurriness or graininess within the photograph is totally not acceptable. Shadows, red eyes and uneven bright spots in the photo are not allowed. Flash reflections, out of focus and air-brushed photos are not allowed.
13. Uniform lighting is a must property in the applicant’s passport photographs. Photos without proper contrast and color are regarded as poorly taken photos and hence rejected. So proper brightness and rich contrast adjustment must display the applicant’s face and background properly.
14. The photograph attachment file with the online application form submission must adhere to these requirements. The photo must be in JPEG file format i.e. *jpeg extension. File size cannot be bigger than 150 Kilobytes. Dimensions of the photo image have to be 400 x 515 pixels. Discernible pixels or patterns in the photo are to be avoided.
15. Any kind of digital alteration, Photoshop effects, image manipulation, enhancement, spots removal or such changes made to the original passport photo of the applicant is not acceptable.
16. The photographs that are cropped off and printed or that appear to be taken as a Selfie are not acceptable at all. Scanned photos from another source photograph and printed or color photocopies are not allowed and hence not regarded as original photo. The authorities regard the live photograph taken from digital camera and printed as the original photo source. The passport photo with the date printed on it as a reminder or staple marks, are not allowed too.
17. For infants and babies under the age of 3 years who are unable to support themselves, parents or guardians can lay down them under the plain white sheet and take photographs with the babies face looking directly at the camera. While doing so, hands or supporting objects or toys like things are not allowed to be seen in the photo.
If the passport photo submitted to the application doesn’t meet the required specifications mentioned by the Singaporean government then the application gets delayed for further processing ahead. ICA provides you with the notification letter regarding your rejection of photograph through letters as soon as possible. So, you can re-submit a new photograph using the photo re-submission slip enclosed within the notification letter. After the receipt of your submitted passport photo and acceptance, the official Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will notify by post to collect your completed passport/ visa.
Setting Up Printer For Printing Photos at Home
It is very crucial to properly set up your home printer for printing your passport photos because it doesn’t matter how expensive or how high quality printer you are using to print your photos unless you manage to set its settings to print things as per required. Any average costly printer can print your passport/ ID photos in high quality if you set the settings right and any high tech latest can ruin your photo if you are unknown to its settings. So, let’s head ahead to some of the most used and popular home printers categories that must be sitting right in front of you ready to print your passport/ ID photos at your home. We have included some five commonly available printers’ features and its default procedures to set for your passport/ ID photo requirements.
1.Epson Printers
People having Epson branded printers at their homes, follow these specific guidelines to set up your Epson photo printer for the passport photo right away. Starting with your saved digital image, you need to open your best chosen photo in any photo editing software (like Photoshop, CS, Picasa etc.). If you don’t have such software then your computer system has default photo viewer applications so find one and open the photo through it. Now you can find printer driver settings in the following dialogue boxes. Click Print menu from File menu of your application and discover Page Setup, Layout, Mode Settings in Print dialog box. There are three levels of Mode settings viz. Automatic, PhotoEnhance, Custom. We recommend you to stick with Automatic Mode Setting for now. Although professionals in these sectors know the advanced controls and may opt to go for it.
Next there is Media Type Settings in the Print dialog box. For best results choose these defined settings but according to your paper quality and printer conditions you may go other options too.
Plain Paper, 360 DPI, A4 paper size, EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet Printer (A4), Matte Paper-Heavyweight
To make Ink setting in Color menu, choose Color option to print in color. While choosing for quality and speed of printing, recommended to choose quality over speed for best results.
For Photo Enhance settings, choose Standard option for standard image correction. Choose Portrait for the orientation of your passport photo. Do not reduce or enlarge photo settings while printing so keep it 100% available. Select a centered printable area and you are ready to print with Epson printers.
2. Canon Printers
For people having a Canon company printers at their homes, follow these default guidelines to set up your Canon printer for the printing your passport photo. Starting with your saved digital image, you need to open your best chosen photo in any photo editing software (like Photoshop, CS, Picasa etc). If you don’t have such software then your computer system has default photo viewer applications so find one and open the photo through it. Now go to the File menu option at top head and find print or print settings menu option. Some dialogue box must pop up with Printer’s name showing Canon and its model number. This is the window where you get to set your settings. Look for printer’s status to ready state and go to properties of printer menu. Some control menus may be different according to the system architectures from time to time but these procedures are applicable in default.
Generally you should find Media Type and Paper Source status there at first. Make sure the Media Type is Plain Paper, Source as Auto Sheet and Paper Size to be A4. You shall also find Print Quality and Color Adjustment options out there nearby. Set the Print Quality to High option if you have some 4 to 6 cartridges printer with you otherwise just select Standard. Set Color Adjustment to Auto because you don’t want to mess with random colors. If you find Gray scale Print Settings, it is better to turn it off. After these default settings right, find a plain loose paper to test the first print and observe the quality. When it’s good to go, choose a fine photo paper and get ready to print your passport photo.
3.Brother Printers
In Brother branded printers, you find a printer setting tool (for Windows). This tool is mandatory for the proper settings. And it is installed with the printer drivers. With Communication settings tool, you can change printer communication settings for only one Brother Printer or many printers. With this tool, the settings can be changed over the Wireless LAN connection too.
Firstly you need to open printers folder, find Brother Printer driver and open the Printer Preferences on windows. To do this you can head to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Brother Printer. This applies in Windows 7 and lower versions. For Win 8 and higher, search for Devices and Printers in the start and search window bar.
Now in the Printer Preferences, you find three options Basic, Advanced and Print Profiles tabs. You just need to focus on two tabs for default settings. Usually the default is preset but it is always better to ensure with following guidelines about the specific preferences in Basic and Print Profile tabs.
First click the Basic tab and ensure these settings. Paper Size set to the one you are using. Mostly we assume you are using a standard A4 sized photographic paper. Orientation set to portrait as it is always for the passport photos. Copies options must probably must have a dropdown box indicating number of print copies you want to output. For now set the value to 1 as a test paper. Media Type set to Plain Paper. Resolution set to 300 dpi as default for almost the entire countries passport photo but still it is better to recheck your requirements and set as it is. Set the Print Settings to Graphics for photos.
Secondly click the Print Profile tab a step to right side of the dialogue box. Now this option just helps you to save time and moreover helps you store your custom preferences for the passport photo. A single print profile would store your customized print settings for once and apply it to all the other prints accordingly when you apply it. So creating a separate print profile and saving the aforementioned print settings especially for the passport photos is a good idea to get away with the future hassles and work.
Alternatively you could also download a mobile app from Play Store called “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” that helps you to take your passport photo, save them locally at your phone memory and makes ready for the printing via USB tethering or wireless connection over the shared printers. So a single app in your smartphone could replace three things - digital camera, laptop and these print profile settings.
Why do you need to keep spare passport/ ID photographs?
In today’s hustle and bustle, people hardly even have time to look at their passport photos let alone carry an extra of them. But it is always a good habit to carry an extra pair of your recently captured passport or ID photos. We have some strongly valid reasons to make you think again about not going after the fuss of it. There are always stiff conditions in the airport terminals and traveling destinations. If you are a business person or a working person traveling many places then you must have been adept to various scenarios where you need to help with your identity and there you get stuck with the urgency to a pair of passport/ ID photo to be printed ASAP. So always keep spare ones because here we briefly summarize some of the places and occasions where you might get in a hurry for the passport/ ID photos.
Tourist, business persons, students, locals and any other person from different walks of life might need one or more official government documents. And almost each and every government processing requires an ID/ passport sized photo of the applicant/ entrant. For instance, applying for a drivers’ license, a tourist pass for some days in visiting places, an insurance form processing, registering with local offices, a business meeting and sometimes even renting a flat. So when you are about to print some ID photos it is better to print some more to have with you all time.
Keeping a spare photograph can be more comfy when you save them digitally in your smartphones in the exact size and format for future printing. So you can download a mobile app “Passport ID Photo Maker Studio” and let this app work as a vault to save your ID photographs in your cell backups. So whenever you have a need you can just look up in your mobile and print them using the printers.
A last but not least tip for ones carrying these extra passport/ ID photograph is that try to keep your printed photographs in those zipped plastic cases so that it doesn’t get dirty and damaged due to the debris and moisture from outside in long runs.
1. Replacement for lost/ stolen passports
During the travel you can never be sure about your passport because it can be lost, stolen or damaged anytime anywhere. The only thing assured is that your country’s embassy is going to help you at these times but it is up to you to execute these procedures faster. And the first important thing to have is a pair of passport/ ID photos. So, it is always a good habit to carry an extra pair of them that qualifies the requirements and can be used for the replacement ID/ passport in case of such emergencies.2. Getting a Visa
It is also helpful for getting your visa application process. In most of the countries, a recently taken and not older than 6 months passport-sized ID photo is required to be submitted for the Visa. And when you already have some extra then it is definitely going to save you a lot of your time and trouble searching for photo booths around your new traveling destination. Obtaining a visa will be much handy with the spare photographs.3. Educational paperwork
Apart from traveling and business persons, there is also a vast majority of workforce like students, teachers and professional people who are in the educational sectors. They always surround themselves with paperwork and forms (e.g. admission form) that may need an ID photo stamped or glued for the identity purposes. So if you are living a student life then you must start a habit of carrying an extra pair of passport sized photos because it is better not to wander around helplessly during the urgency.4. Public Library cards/ SIM Cards/ ID cards
Whether you are a foreigner or a native, the telecommunication providers always demand a photo of yours if you intend to register a new SIM card for you cellphone. Nowadays people can buy cellphones along with the SIM card but first you always need to do a small paperwork stating your identity. Similar is the case for ID cards that you may need in various walks of your daily schedules like public library membership or a fun park cards at the weekends. So an extra pair of passport photos will surely save some of your bucks when you are buying a new SIM card or planning to have weekend discount cards.5. Police aid/ reports
Usually native and locals doesn’t make up the list here because they are not away from their home but having an extra passport copy and ID photos can be a serious help during the police report filings for an outsider or a tourist. You never know what bad lucks could run onto you during your vacations or business visits. So in case of any theft, loss or emergencies such that you may acquire a police aid in new places it is worth to have an extra copy of your documents that depict your identity such as passport photos and passport itself.
6. Official/Local/ Government forms
Tourist, business persons, students, locals and any other person from different walks of life might need one or more official government documents. And almost each and every government processing requires an ID/ passport sized photo of the applicant/ entrant. For instance, applying for a drivers’ license, a tourist pass for some days in visiting places, an insurance form processing, registering with local offices, a business meeting and sometimes even renting a flat. So when you are about to print some ID photos it is better to print some more to have with you all time.7. Foreign Child Adoption
In most of the countries, there are rules to bring extra copies of passport/ ID photo if you are planning to adopt a child from the child care centers and orphanage homes.8. Luggage Identification
In airports, train stations and passenger terminals, you go through luggage checking and there are many times problems regarding the identification of your luggage. A lot of people face these common problems in the entry and exit points at different airports where finding own luggage becomes a headache amidst the crowd and security checks. So sliding your extra photo in the luggage tag along with your home address keeps your luggage safe and with proof of owner. This way even if it gets misplaced or AWOL, the security pesonnel can find you with the photo.9. Job Application/ Resume
While applying for a job interview, a passport/ ID photo is usually required to be attached with your cover letter or job application. Similarly a resume or curriculum vitae might also need a passport/ ID photo of the applicant/ entrant in most of the cases. So instead of scouring the big city for photo studios to get the urgent ID photos done, it is always a healthy habit to have a pair of spare passport/ ID photo with you during these job visits and city works.Keeping a spare photograph can be more comfy when you save them digitally in your smartphones in the exact size and format for future printing. So you can download a mobile app “Passport ID Photo Maker Studio” and let this app work as a vault to save your ID photographs in your cell backups. So whenever you have a need you can just look up in your mobile and print them using the printers.
A last but not least tip for ones carrying these extra passport/ ID photograph is that try to keep your printed photographs in those zipped plastic cases so that it doesn’t get dirty and damaged due to the debris and moisture from outside in long runs.
How to shoot a passport photograph with perfect lighting and shadows?
Lighting with no shadows is the one of the most important factor to take into consideration when shooting for the passport photo. If the submitting passport photo does not fit these two important elements then it is no good for the submission. And you need to shoot a retake. So, it is better you reconsider these helpful tips thoroughly. Lighting and appropriate focusing on the portrait is important for the accurate detail of entrant’s visage. It is little hard to manage a perfect lighting and focus which doesn’t cast any shadows on the background, face or any body part seen in the photo. Shadows, reflections or refractions due to poor lighting are totally not acceptable. So it is all about training your eyes to weight the correct amount of lighting and focus needed for your passport photo.
1. Daylight time
Professional photographers know that the perfect time for any type of portrait oriented passport sized photo is the day time when there is enough natural lighting and focus to discard shadows too. After all it is better than all other artificial light sources, studio lighting or indoor lighting such as window light at homes. The photographer must be adapting to deal with variety of lighting sources. It is best suited to take your passport photo indoors with adequate lighting and focus over the entrant’s face so that there are no any obscurities.2.Avoid excess and poor lighting
However excessive amount of lighting is also harmful for the passport photo because it produces overexposed photos with unusual facial obscurities. Bright and direct light from the sun is also not applicable for passport photos because it gives unflattering and dark shadows onto the face of the entrant obscuring the facial clarity. So a passport photo must be taken into consideration of avoiding excessive lighting and direct sunlight. Poor lighting is also equally bad for these passport photos because it produces under exposed photos. If the light is not enough for the face to be clearly visible then it is not being accepted so the best thing to do is illuminate your entrant from the front with enough artificial lighting in late night and position the camera along the sunlight during the daytime. This way you get lighting ahead of you as photographer and the person is also evenly lit so that you can manage your way to find a perfect shot.3.Camera to person distance
There is a more technical and compositional tip to photographers about the camera distance from the person to be photographed. In average and complying with most of the countries photographers’ rule book, the correct distance between the camera lens and the person is around 3-4 feet away. Maintaining this distance for the photograph is best for the right zoom and close up shot as required for the passport photos for almost all of the nations around the globe. If you are getting shadows then it is recommended to try managing some paralleled distance to eliminate it.
Passport/visa and other official photos if available photo requirements for France.
The French passport photo requirements/ specifications that are acceptable for Republic of France for the entrants are as follows:
1.In French passports, entrants need to submit two identical and recent photos not exceeding 6 months age from the time of taken first time. One is required to be affixed to the application form. In dimensions, it must be exactly 45mm (4.5cms) in height and 35mm (3.5cms) in width.
2.It must be printed on a high quality photo-paper size at a high print resolution of at least 600 dpi especially when taken with digital camera. The recommended passport photo size is 2” x 2”.
3.The photo must be in color, not in black and white texture and the skin tone must appear natural. It must be taken on a plain white or a light-colored background covering the full front close up view of the entrant’s face. The top of shoulders must be seen such that 70% to 80% of the entire photo area must be taken by entrant’s face.
4.The background of the photograph must not contain any type of pattern. It should only show the person to be photographed and no other second person or any type of object. Shadows, obscurity and reflections are not acceptable in any manner within the appearance of photo.
5.Appropriate brightness, rich in contrast and clearly visible from some distance, no red eyes are some other style and appearance specifications to be checked before making any submission.
6.The entrant must be facing the full view of camera i.e. looking directly at the camera lens. Entrant’s eyes must be clearly visible and not covered by hair. The head structure must not be deviated from the line of view. The photo must not be taken in an angled or side view. In short, the head must be square to the camera.
7.The camera level must be straight at the eye level of the entrant’s and not above or below. The vertical length from top of entrant’s head or hair to bottom chin must fit inside 1 inch. In exact dimensions, the crown of head to chin is 32mm to 36mm.
8.Obviously the entrant’s face must be showing a neutral and natural expression with mouth closed. No any tinted wear glasses or any obscuring glass frames are allowed. The entrant’s face must be evenly illuminated by the flash of camera.
9.People who are bound to wear any religious coverings or due to any medical reasons, these wearing are acceptable under the strict condition that it shall not obscure the photo in any way. The head wear is best recommended to be removed although the allowance because it will ensure your acceptance.
10.The entrant’s face must be clear in the photo, in sharp focus, in high quality and no marks or creases of any sort should be present along with the both left and right sides of face.
11.If you love to grow hair voluminous, then it must be taken care that the head including your hairstyle is clearly shown without reducing the size of face as much as possible.
The photograph is recommended to be taken by a professionally experienced person or in passport photo booths available in various regions of France. The other easy and comfy option can be the trending awesome android application “Passport ID Photo Maker Studio” available in Play Store that eases up all the hardships and gives you a perfect combination of various features for passport photos, visa photos and other official document photos specifications.
12.Strictly, the photograph is not allowed to have any kind of impurities, Photoshop effects, alterations, image manipulations or editing. For example, removing dark circles, facial structures or softening lines.
13.For babies and infants who are unable to support by themselves, their photographs can be taken by laying them down and capturing from above. Still the child photo must not be seen with supporting hands or objects around.
1.Here too, the visa entrant must submit two identical passport sized photographs that measure 2” x 2” in width and height. One photo affixed to the application form.
2.The photo must not be older than 6 months to ensure an up to date identity of the visa entrant.
3.The face in the photo must be centered, camera level to eye level of the entrant’s face and no obscuring appearance.
4.A clearly visible close up view of visa entrant’s face along with the top of their shoulders must be seen within the photo such that the face covers up 60% to 70% of the total photographic area size. In dimensional words, 1 inch and 1 3/8 (1.375”) from entrant’s chin to top crown of the head.
5.The visa photo must be taken against a plain white background without any patterns or creases. It should include only a person to be photographed and no other things or person.
6.No shadows, red eyes, Photoshop effects, image editing and similar digital acts are allowed before or after the photo printing.
Since each qualified entrant receives a separate visa, no group photos are allowed for the application and no group applying is accepted.
7.Digitally scanned or photos captured or produced from another photo are not allowed in the application both in passport and visa application forms. Only original photos taken live from cameras are regarded as acceptable.
And all other specifications and requirements are similar as well as equally applied and recommended for French Visa application photo to ensure the acceptance at very first time. Among the most typical reasons for your French passport or French visa application to get rejection, creating and submitting a badly taken photograph or the one lacking a clear implementation of recommended tips is one of the major reason. However, a genuinely precise measurement and its specialization to guarantee your acceptance of photograph in terms of official guidelines can really prove to be a hardship for anyone. So get your visa or passport photos done at the very first time and do not acknowledge any regret for rejection later. These strict rules and requirements for the various countries passport and visas photos are really tiresome and time consuming to go through so download and install this great mobile application called “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” which supports the specifications stated by the official departments of more than 100 countries and is totally free to unlimited usage.
1.In French passports, entrants need to submit two identical and recent photos not exceeding 6 months age from the time of taken first time. One is required to be affixed to the application form. In dimensions, it must be exactly 45mm (4.5cms) in height and 35mm (3.5cms) in width.
2.It must be printed on a high quality photo-paper size at a high print resolution of at least 600 dpi especially when taken with digital camera. The recommended passport photo size is 2” x 2”.
3.The photo must be in color, not in black and white texture and the skin tone must appear natural. It must be taken on a plain white or a light-colored background covering the full front close up view of the entrant’s face. The top of shoulders must be seen such that 70% to 80% of the entire photo area must be taken by entrant’s face.
4.The background of the photograph must not contain any type of pattern. It should only show the person to be photographed and no other second person or any type of object. Shadows, obscurity and reflections are not acceptable in any manner within the appearance of photo.
5.Appropriate brightness, rich in contrast and clearly visible from some distance, no red eyes are some other style and appearance specifications to be checked before making any submission.
6.The entrant must be facing the full view of camera i.e. looking directly at the camera lens. Entrant’s eyes must be clearly visible and not covered by hair. The head structure must not be deviated from the line of view. The photo must not be taken in an angled or side view. In short, the head must be square to the camera.
7.The camera level must be straight at the eye level of the entrant’s and not above or below. The vertical length from top of entrant’s head or hair to bottom chin must fit inside 1 inch. In exact dimensions, the crown of head to chin is 32mm to 36mm.
8.Obviously the entrant’s face must be showing a neutral and natural expression with mouth closed. No any tinted wear glasses or any obscuring glass frames are allowed. The entrant’s face must be evenly illuminated by the flash of camera.
9.People who are bound to wear any religious coverings or due to any medical reasons, these wearing are acceptable under the strict condition that it shall not obscure the photo in any way. The head wear is best recommended to be removed although the allowance because it will ensure your acceptance.
10.The entrant’s face must be clear in the photo, in sharp focus, in high quality and no marks or creases of any sort should be present along with the both left and right sides of face.
11.If you love to grow hair voluminous, then it must be taken care that the head including your hairstyle is clearly shown without reducing the size of face as much as possible.
The photograph is recommended to be taken by a professionally experienced person or in passport photo booths available in various regions of France. The other easy and comfy option can be the trending awesome android application “Passport ID Photo Maker Studio” available in Play Store that eases up all the hardships and gives you a perfect combination of various features for passport photos, visa photos and other official document photos specifications.
12.Strictly, the photograph is not allowed to have any kind of impurities, Photoshop effects, alterations, image manipulations or editing. For example, removing dark circles, facial structures or softening lines.
13.For babies and infants who are unable to support by themselves, their photographs can be taken by laying them down and capturing from above. Still the child photo must not be seen with supporting hands or objects around.
French Visa application photo requirements
For the French visa application photos the requirements are very much similar to the passport photos, so some of the basic standard specifications to be met and checked are briefed here:1.Here too, the visa entrant must submit two identical passport sized photographs that measure 2” x 2” in width and height. One photo affixed to the application form.
2.The photo must not be older than 6 months to ensure an up to date identity of the visa entrant.
3.The face in the photo must be centered, camera level to eye level of the entrant’s face and no obscuring appearance.
4.A clearly visible close up view of visa entrant’s face along with the top of their shoulders must be seen within the photo such that the face covers up 60% to 70% of the total photographic area size. In dimensional words, 1 inch and 1 3/8 (1.375”) from entrant’s chin to top crown of the head.
5.The visa photo must be taken against a plain white background without any patterns or creases. It should include only a person to be photographed and no other things or person.
6.No shadows, red eyes, Photoshop effects, image editing and similar digital acts are allowed before or after the photo printing.
Since each qualified entrant receives a separate visa, no group photos are allowed for the application and no group applying is accepted.
7.Digitally scanned or photos captured or produced from another photo are not allowed in the application both in passport and visa application forms. Only original photos taken live from cameras are regarded as acceptable.
And all other specifications and requirements are similar as well as equally applied and recommended for French Visa application photo to ensure the acceptance at very first time. Among the most typical reasons for your French passport or French visa application to get rejection, creating and submitting a badly taken photograph or the one lacking a clear implementation of recommended tips is one of the major reason. However, a genuinely precise measurement and its specialization to guarantee your acceptance of photograph in terms of official guidelines can really prove to be a hardship for anyone. So get your visa or passport photos done at the very first time and do not acknowledge any regret for rejection later. These strict rules and requirements for the various countries passport and visas photos are really tiresome and time consuming to go through so download and install this great mobile application called “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” which supports the specifications stated by the official departments of more than 100 countries and is totally free to unlimited usage.
Passport/visa and other official photos if available photo requirements for Brazil.
The Consulate General of Brazilian government strictly asks for three recent identical photos for the Brazilian passport photo application. All the three photos must be in modern biometric size of 35mm (3.5m) width x 45mm (4.5cm) height. And all three photos must not be older than 30 days.
The entrant's face must be seen in front view against the off white or light gray background. The photo must be in color and printed in a glossy high quality photographic paper. Matte paper prints are not allowed for the passport/ visa photos.
A clearly visible face with mouth closed along with a neutral, natural and moreover a relaxed facial expression over the entrant's face and an original image color must be present such that it represents your true skin tone. Facial expressions that may profess the entrant’s mood to be frowning, laughing, smiling, tensed or such moods are not accepted for the face of the entrant to be photographed.
The instant photos printed and produced by the photo booths available around the shopping malls are not accepted as it is not checked under the supervision of recommended specifications specified by the Federal Consulate of Brazilian Government.
Similar to the head size specified by UK, the Brazilian passport photos also demand that the top crown of the head to bottom chin of the entrant's face must measure around 31mm to 36mm. Here better accuracy is considered to be acceptable that are obtained from professional cameramen.
Earlier there were rules that the Brazilian passport photos to be submitted over the application form must have a date of snap but now as the rules are changed, date is not required. Moreover, now photos with dates are rejected. So a good care is to be taken so that none is confused with the older requirements.
The entrant to be photographed is not allowed to wear any sunglasses, hats, caps or any other types of head coverings unless the entrant is bound to wear them due to religious reasons. The entrants who have specified medical conditions and are bound to wear spectacles are allowed to be photographed with their spectacles but these spectacles must not have toned reflections or tinted glasses. And also the frames of the spectacles must not be cover up the eyes or ears sideways.
The entrant's attire, clothing and other dress code must not match the background color of the photo so to ensure that the color combination is different from each other. Entrants with the beard are allowed. Uniforms that depict the military, law enforcements departments or such security agencies are not encouraged to be worn for the entrant to be photographed due to security concerns.
The entrant’s photo must also adhere to proper lighting. A little more brightness or a little less than the normal lighting exposure in the photo is not acceptable. So, poor lighting is to avoid.
Shadows, reflections and filters in the photo are not acceptable at all. Any kind of Photoshop effects, image manipulation or fancy designs that distorts the true identity of the entrant to be photographed is not acceptable.
Infants and babies to be photographed as an entrant under the age of 3 years in average who are not able to support themselves for the photograph may be laid down over the plain white sheet or clothing. This is recommended to the guardians that no any other object or supporting hands of the second person are allowed to be seen in the photographs of the infants. The child’s eyes must be looking directly at the camera with both eyes wide open.
Here only one photograph conforming to the specifications of US standards is required. A 2" x 2" passport-sized photograph taken within the last 6 months to ensure the true appearance of the entrant is required for the visa application.
The dimension for the entrant’s visa photograph is required to be 50mm (5cm) width x 50mm (5cm) height. No Xerox copies are allowed.
Alike the Brazilian passport photos, many requirements are similar and equally acceptable with Brazilian Visa photo requirements too. So a visa photo also must show an entire face of the entrant from top crown of the head to the bottom of chin.
The visa photo must show the front view of the entrant's face. It must be clearly visible and rich in contrast as well as the camera level of the photo must be parallel to the eye level of the entrant's. Unclear, overexposed, poor lighting, matching background colors, blurry or low quality photos are not accepted.
The head size is 28mm to 35mm i.e. the top crown of the head to the bottom chin of the entrant's face must measure from 28mm to 35mm with the best possible accuracy maintained. This is the reason a professional cameraman is recommended for these purposes. But if you may not manage him/her or if you are in urgent need to have passport/ visa photo then it is recommended to have a mobile app trending over the Play Store called "Passport Photo ID Maker Studio". Through this app you just need to take a photo from your decent camera mobile and all other cropping and adjustments are done by the app according to your supported country requirements.
For the Brazilian Visa photos, a white background is required i.e. the entrant's photo must be captured against a plain white background. And no any shadows, red eyes, glares or any sort of reflections in the photo are acceptable. Anything that obscures the clarity of the entrant's facial appearance is not accepted.
Any kind of digitization of photo, image scanning, snapshots or computer editing from another source photo/s to produce an alike original photos are not accepted. Only photographs taken live by camera are considered to be original and are accepted.
Applicants of Brazilian Visa application who are under the age of 18 years are considered to be MINORS by the government of Brazil. So minors are required to fill up their forms provided their parent/s’ consent. The visa photo requirements for the minors are same to the ones that are older than 18 years old unless the minor is an infant.
The entrant's face must be seen in front view against the off white or light gray background. The photo must be in color and printed in a glossy high quality photographic paper. Matte paper prints are not allowed for the passport/ visa photos.
A clearly visible face with mouth closed along with a neutral, natural and moreover a relaxed facial expression over the entrant's face and an original image color must be present such that it represents your true skin tone. Facial expressions that may profess the entrant’s mood to be frowning, laughing, smiling, tensed or such moods are not accepted for the face of the entrant to be photographed.
The instant photos printed and produced by the photo booths available around the shopping malls are not accepted as it is not checked under the supervision of recommended specifications specified by the Federal Consulate of Brazilian Government.
Similar to the head size specified by UK, the Brazilian passport photos also demand that the top crown of the head to bottom chin of the entrant's face must measure around 31mm to 36mm. Here better accuracy is considered to be acceptable that are obtained from professional cameramen.
Earlier there were rules that the Brazilian passport photos to be submitted over the application form must have a date of snap but now as the rules are changed, date is not required. Moreover, now photos with dates are rejected. So a good care is to be taken so that none is confused with the older requirements.
The entrant to be photographed is not allowed to wear any sunglasses, hats, caps or any other types of head coverings unless the entrant is bound to wear them due to religious reasons. The entrants who have specified medical conditions and are bound to wear spectacles are allowed to be photographed with their spectacles but these spectacles must not have toned reflections or tinted glasses. And also the frames of the spectacles must not be cover up the eyes or ears sideways.
The entrant's attire, clothing and other dress code must not match the background color of the photo so to ensure that the color combination is different from each other. Entrants with the beard are allowed. Uniforms that depict the military, law enforcements departments or such security agencies are not encouraged to be worn for the entrant to be photographed due to security concerns.
The entrant’s photo must also adhere to proper lighting. A little more brightness or a little less than the normal lighting exposure in the photo is not acceptable. So, poor lighting is to avoid.
Shadows, reflections and filters in the photo are not acceptable at all. Any kind of Photoshop effects, image manipulation or fancy designs that distorts the true identity of the entrant to be photographed is not acceptable.
Infants and babies to be photographed as an entrant under the age of 3 years in average who are not able to support themselves for the photograph may be laid down over the plain white sheet or clothing. This is recommended to the guardians that no any other object or supporting hands of the second person are allowed to be seen in the photographs of the infants. The child’s eyes must be looking directly at the camera with both eyes wide open.
Now Brazilian Visa application photo requirements and specifications conforms to US standards.
Here only one photograph conforming to the specifications of US standards is required. A 2" x 2" passport-sized photograph taken within the last 6 months to ensure the true appearance of the entrant is required for the visa application.
The dimension for the entrant’s visa photograph is required to be 50mm (5cm) width x 50mm (5cm) height. No Xerox copies are allowed.
Alike the Brazilian passport photos, many requirements are similar and equally acceptable with Brazilian Visa photo requirements too. So a visa photo also must show an entire face of the entrant from top crown of the head to the bottom of chin.
The visa photo must show the front view of the entrant's face. It must be clearly visible and rich in contrast as well as the camera level of the photo must be parallel to the eye level of the entrant's. Unclear, overexposed, poor lighting, matching background colors, blurry or low quality photos are not accepted.
The head size is 28mm to 35mm i.e. the top crown of the head to the bottom chin of the entrant's face must measure from 28mm to 35mm with the best possible accuracy maintained. This is the reason a professional cameraman is recommended for these purposes. But if you may not manage him/her or if you are in urgent need to have passport/ visa photo then it is recommended to have a mobile app trending over the Play Store called "Passport Photo ID Maker Studio". Through this app you just need to take a photo from your decent camera mobile and all other cropping and adjustments are done by the app according to your supported country requirements.
For the Brazilian Visa photos, a white background is required i.e. the entrant's photo must be captured against a plain white background. And no any shadows, red eyes, glares or any sort of reflections in the photo are acceptable. Anything that obscures the clarity of the entrant's facial appearance is not accepted.
Any kind of digitization of photo, image scanning, snapshots or computer editing from another source photo/s to produce an alike original photos are not accepted. Only photographs taken live by camera are considered to be original and are accepted.
Applicants of Brazilian Visa application who are under the age of 18 years are considered to be MINORS by the government of Brazil. So minors are required to fill up their forms provided their parent/s’ consent. The visa photo requirements for the minors are same to the ones that are older than 18 years old unless the minor is an infant.
Passport Photo Background Color for 18 Countries Including US, UK, India, Australia and Brazil
Country Passports are the most widely required document for identification of any being in the world. A key element of the passport as a means of requirement and identification is the passport photo background color. Very few countries now accept black and white photos for passports and photographs are now starting to be gathered by many countries in digital forms so that it can be used for computerized detection for required background color. This form of digitally acquired passport photograph is validated against the actual background color required for the visual verification at the time the passport collection and processing. The background color requirement varies from country to country but still it plays a vital role in determining the acceptance of the passport photo. As each country has its own set of rules and regulations defined by their governmental bodies responsible for Passport Services, there is always a need of a more general and clear understanding of the requirements asked for the legal acceptance of your passport. It is a worse feeling to be rejected for a minor requirement like this so a much more pedantic understanding about your passport photo background color must not be overlooked in any circumstances. So, let’s learn about the specific and official requirements needed for the background color in some of the most used passports in the world. Here are the countries and their background color requirements for passports summarized from the official government sites.
United States of America
The background color of the photo must not obscure the face or appearance of the person. The background must be uniform, plain white or off-white. Both are acceptable. It must not have any shadows.United Kingdom – Britain
In UK guidance for passport photo requirements, the background color must be in plain cream or light grey (5% to 10% grey is recommended). Both are equally acceptable. Your photo must be in clear contrast to the background. No shadows and uniform lighting.Nepal
For the country of Himalayas, the background color requires that the applicant’s passport photo to be taken against a very plain white or off white color. No shadow within the photo and a very sharp focused high resolution photo without any borderlines showing a clear appearance of the applicant’s visage is acceptable according to the official regulations.France
The French requirement for the background is either white or a very light color. Anything else than a plain white background is unacceptable and leads to rejection.Australia
For the land of Kangaroos, the passport photo must be taken against a plain white or light grey background that contrasts with your face.Russia
Similarly, the Russian Passport photo requires that the background is either plain white or light color. Any patterned background in your passport photo leads to rejection.Singapore
For the Singaporean Passport Photo, the photo must be taken against a white background without shadows. However if your hair, hat or head covering is white, the background must be light grey.Italy
If you are planning to apply for an Italian passport then your passport photo must show the frontal view of your visage with a white background. You must wear dark colored clothes.Brazil
For the Brazilian passport photo, the photo requires the frontal view with light gray or off white background.India
The Indian passport photo requirements states that the background should be plain white colored without borders with contract colored clothes and not white clothes. Photos with dark, busy or patterned backgrounds shall not be accepted. No shadows on the face or on the background.Germany
In German Passport photo requirements, the background should be one color and bright ideally a neutral grey color and in a contrasting color to the face and hair. In case of light colored hair, a medium-grey background is suitable whilst a light-grey background is suitable for dark hair. The background should not have any pattern. No shadows must be shown on the background.Spain
White backgrounds are specified for Spanish Passport photos. In color, a uniform white background and printed on photo quality paper with high printing resolution. It must be taken against a light background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background.Honk Kong
In Honk Kong Passport photos, the background should have a plain white background showing the applicant’s face straight ahead, with head centered in the frame and ears exposed.South Korea
In South Korea passport photos, the photos must be clear, well defined and taken against a plain white or light colored background. Shadows are not acceptable and uniform lighting across face, ears and shoulders with a clear difference between face and the background.Indonesia
About the Indonesian Passport photos requirements, the rules have been changed a little for background color. Now the Indonesian Authorities require a white background and NOT red as before. And there should be enough contrast between the background and traits or clothing.Canada
The Canadian Passport photos must be taken against a plain, uniform white or light-colored background to ensure that the applicant’s facial features and edge of the face are clearly visible. As such for someone in wheelchair, the photo be taken with a plain white blanket placed behind the applicant’s head. Shadows are not acceptable and uniform lighting across face, ears and shoulders with a clear difference between face and the background.Malaysia
The Malaysian Passport (Polycarbonate) photo requirements says that a white or off white background with no shadows. But for the Attaché Immigration Offices in overseas issued Malaysian Passport without Polycarbonate film bio data pages, the applicant must be photographed with a light blue background. Effectively from 21 October 2013, new Malaysia passport application will require White Color Background photo.Philippines
A new photo requirement for the issuance of a Philippian Passport, the passport photo should be taken against a plain white color background instead of a royal blue background. This new requirement is updated fact by August 2016.
Passport/visa and other official photos if available photo requirements for Australia
The general guidelines for the passport photo requirements for Australia are stated by the Department of Federal State and Affairs. These are the strict rules and specifications that ought to be applied by the entrants onto their respective photos for passport application. The entrants get so obsessed with the passport processing procedures that they ignore the staple fact that bad photographs are the most common reason for rejecting your passport application. The facial recognition technology used for detection of Australian passports prevents from potential identity frauds. So if you do not have a photo with recommended requirements as stated below, your passport will not be acceptable.
The basic available photo requirements for Australian passport photos are enlisted and briefed down for you ease and understanding:
1. The most usual and recommended is that the entrant’s photo must be in high resolution and quality photographic paper with color gloss prints and must not be older than 6 months.
2 .No any marks in the face or any red eye. Normal lighting and no shadows at all with a clearly focused image shall be presented.
3. A plain white background that contrasts with entrant’s face or with light grey background equally acceptable.
4. The photo dimensions must be at least 45 mm (4.5 cm) height and 35 mm (3.5 cm) width. And from top of head to chin, it should be 32 mm to 36 mm. If bigger photos, no trimming is allowed.
5. Entrant must show a naturally neutral facial expression with closed mouth, eyes looking directly at camera lens and face not tilted in any direction.
6. If you have multiple photos to process than each must be identical to another along with no obscurity in facial features.
7. People with daily religious attires, wearable, glasses or facial jewelry can take photos along with them. Though these items must not obscure any part of eyes, mouth, ears or nose. The thick glass frames or tinted wear glasses creating reflections or such any feature are not acceptable.
8. For babies and children under 3 years old, an open mouth is acceptable but all other requirements must be met and no any other object or second person can appear in it.
9. For people creating new passports for Australia, the government asks for an endorsement made by a guarantor on behalf of the entrant’s any one application photos whereas a renewal application for passports doesn’t need it.
By any serious medical conditions, if you are unable to meet the photo requirements then there is a different form named B11 to fill up available in governmental site.
Officially the Australian Passport Offices doesn’t endorse any type of photo outlets or providers online or offline for these requirements check. So it’s better to opt for an experienced photographer in passports’ photos. Or the other recommended option for you is to try a DIY (Do It Yourself) or an even better option is to go for this trending awesome mobile app “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” available in Play Store.
The basic available photo requirements for Australian passport photos are enlisted and briefed down for you ease and understanding:
1. The most usual and recommended is that the entrant’s photo must be in high resolution and quality photographic paper with color gloss prints and must not be older than 6 months.
2 .No any marks in the face or any red eye. Normal lighting and no shadows at all with a clearly focused image shall be presented.
3. A plain white background that contrasts with entrant’s face or with light grey background equally acceptable.
4. The photo dimensions must be at least 45 mm (4.5 cm) height and 35 mm (3.5 cm) width. And from top of head to chin, it should be 32 mm to 36 mm. If bigger photos, no trimming is allowed.
5. Entrant must show a naturally neutral facial expression with closed mouth, eyes looking directly at camera lens and face not tilted in any direction.
6. If you have multiple photos to process than each must be identical to another along with no obscurity in facial features.
7. People with daily religious attires, wearable, glasses or facial jewelry can take photos along with them. Though these items must not obscure any part of eyes, mouth, ears or nose. The thick glass frames or tinted wear glasses creating reflections or such any feature are not acceptable.
8. For babies and children under 3 years old, an open mouth is acceptable but all other requirements must be met and no any other object or second person can appear in it.
9. For people creating new passports for Australia, the government asks for an endorsement made by a guarantor on behalf of the entrant’s any one application photos whereas a renewal application for passports doesn’t need it.
By any serious medical conditions, if you are unable to meet the photo requirements then there is a different form named B11 to fill up available in governmental site.
Officially the Australian Passport Offices doesn’t endorse any type of photo outlets or providers online or offline for these requirements check. So it’s better to opt for an experienced photographer in passports’ photos. Or the other recommended option for you is to try a DIY (Do It Yourself) or an even better option is to go for this trending awesome mobile app “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” available in Play Store.
Top 10 mistakes that people make while shooting a passport photo.
Usually the DIY beginners tend to make these mistakes while shooting for a passport photo but it is not true that experts and professional cameramen don’t make them. Setting up a perfect shot at the first time is very hard for any professional. Sometimes these common mistakes happen even after the awareness due to unusual conditions. So let’s learn some and let’s not do any one of them
1. Incorrect size and dimension
The first and foremost mistake an applicant does is with the size and dimensions of the required passport photo. According to the specified official rules, most of the countries demand a 2” x 2” inches sized photo without any borders or outlines. However it varies from countries to countries so the entrant must be well aware of his/ her specific country requirements. Most of the time, the inappropriate editing and cropping results in the unwanted size and dimensions. It also creates an unparalleled view of the applicant’s face with the portrait orientation.2. Apparels and wearing
For the entrant of passport application wearing proper and casual clothing is very vital during the shooting of passport photo because there are certain rules and regulations regarding them in every country’s rule book of passport photo requirements. And failure to decide what to wear for the photo shoot is also very baffling to the entrants which ultimately results in the second most common mistake. Generally, hats or head gear are allowed unless the entrant is wearing them in a regular basis for religious reasons. Another common mistake is entrants thinking that wearing a regular eyeglass in belief that it would be acceptable but it is not. Wearing spectacles or eyeglasses are only allowed if there lays any good medical reason else it is recommended to remove them. Though for these cases, the entrant must be submitting a signed document stating the head gears are religious in nature. If the entrant is wearing the uniforms of any school, organizations or such authorities then this mistake must be acknowledged and you should go change your apparels. Camouflage attires are rejected.3. Lighting and focus
Lighting and appropriate focusing on the portrait is important for the accurate detail of entrant’s visage. It is little hard to manage a perfect lighting and focus which makes it the other common mistake performed by the DIY entrants and even professionals too. Too dark contrast or too light contrasts as well as overexposed photos are directly rejected. So these factors must be looked carefully by the photographer. You should make sure that the photos are in focus. Shades, reflections or refraction over the face of the entrant due to poor lighting and shadows are totally not acceptable at all.4. Camera level and Eye level
Please look at the camera lens for a while at least because the other defect found in the passport photos of the rejected entrants is the deviated eye and camera level. People tend to look downside or attempt to neglect the camera view just because they are used to so. Not looking at the camera level causes the entrant’s eyes to be viewing at deviated angle and this causes the rejection. If you are doing it yourself with DIY procedures then you must be very careful about both of these levels in the tripod. Whereas the second person photographer needs to manage properly with his/ her camera distance from the entrant’s face and eyes at both sideways and upside positions.5. Background/ background color
Obviously people make background mistakes because they are not reading the compositional requirements provided by the official federal bureaus of the country’s passport services they are applying to. And this poses a big rejection stamp on their passport application at the moment it goes under the inspection over the passport services offices of the respective country. An incorrect background of the passport photo is totally unacceptable. This mistake is usually bad but it is generally not encountered. It is very crucial to ensure whether the background color matches the specified color by the officials. Some people misunderstand the color descriptions and get over with the similar looking colors which is another blunder they do. Blurring the background to match the required color background is also not acceptable. Shadows on the background are another mistake found in the entrant’s photo. All the countries specifications clearly read that there should not be any kind of dark spots or shadows and refraction in the background of the passport photo.6. Facial expression
The entrant face should be forward looking directly at the camera lens so that it is not tilted sideways or making any other gesture through the photo. The federal authorities of the passport services where you are applying are looking for a normal face recognizable of you. Trying to make funny, pitiful or squinting faces to acquire the attention of the viewer is not going to do any good. These are the common mistake or moreover thinking of the people which leads their passport application rejection. The passport services authorities doesn’t care how you look when you smile, frown or sad. So do not pretend to do so in any way.7. Infants photos
All the requirements are similar to adults when it comes to shoot for the infants passport photo but these things confuse the guardians and leads to silly mistakes during their babies photo shoot. Parents try to support their baby while shooting for the passport photo in front of the background and make mistakes by showing their hands in the babies’ photo outline too. Any second person or other object that holds or supports the infant during the photo shoot are purely rejected in all of the passport services. Sometimes car seats are seen in the background which is too unacceptable. So it is not good to neglect the idea that inspection is not strict to infants’ photos as it is for the adults. Once again the passport services officers are not obliged to take go soft looking the babies photos, they do their jobs well so you must do yours part.8. Digital alterations
Any kind of digital alterations or Photoshop editing and effects are not allowed in the entrant’s photo so trying to look nice and classy with editing is bad decision for your passport photo. Nowadays the other mistake made by the naive entrants is misunderstanding the Selfie as the self-portrait can be submitted for the passport photo. This is not applicable at all because the Selfie mode of the camera doesn’t comply with the passport photo requirements at all and it is not built for the purpose too. It yields low resolution and most probably badly tilted photos. Cropping the body part of image, adding special effects to lighten up the face, softening dark spots and beautifying image for better looks are blunders. They must be avoided.9. Camera settings
Cameras are manufactured according to various needs so to shoot a passport photo with right settings in any kind of camera can be totally troublesome task for any person without the proper knowledge of photography. Most commonly people making the passport photos tend to randomize the settings and convince themselves with the bad settings. People tend to be mistaken by the variety of vague settings in the camera and stuck on unwanted photo composition. If you cannot set the right settings in your high specs cameras then it is better recommended to ask help with professionals. Whereas applicants with DIY procedures and android smartphones, they can download the “Passport Photo ID Maker Studio” app from Play Store and continue with the preset settings. Using this app the entrants would not worry about the vague settings and be safe on these factors regarding the passport photos.10. Being adamant with self
It may sound weird but it is true to higher extent in all of the newbies to pros. People get arrogant and believe that they know all. They lack the knowledge of detail specifications and requirements for the passport photos. This creates many minor to major mistakes that can be accounted due to lack of proper observance. Inspection of your passport photo strictly abides by the rules so it is better to exercise all the possible tips and helpful readings while you can. Regards for reading to the end.
10 Things You Should Know About DIY (Do it Yourself) Passport or ID Photos
It’s the time to say no to the expensive and unsatisfactory passport photographs. It is your choice to take a right decision with everything that you should know about what you can do by yourself. Yes, you can do it yourself with the Passport and Visa Photographs. And that also a multiple times until you are satisfied with your photograph because in the end the passport is going to show your identity in destinations you desire to visit later. Still many people are embarrassed about showing their passports at the airport checkpoints because they didn’t care about asking for the retake in front of the photographer at the time and ultimately ruined their better looking face. You should like to have control over your identity picture to show to world and so you should do it yourself after all your passport photo is going to last for around 10 years. Make it an awesome one no matter how many times you retake it.
Here are some 10 most vital points that every beginner or expert trying to DIY with passport photos should know and learn about:
1. Doing it yourself saves you money.
You won’t be paying any extra charges for the photographer or the professional. The expenses of hiring professionals, printing photo services,
delivery and of course the cost of multiple photographs are way too much if you compare with
doing yourself. You are building a confidence level to do it in the near future for your people so
you are making things easy for everyone around you who will be troubled with passport photos. In essence, you will be satisfied with your passport photo.
2. It doesn't take a lot of time.
If you are happy to spend for the convenience then it’s okay with the all the other options
available to printing passport photos. But if you are willing to do it yourself then you must be
glad to read that it is pretty easy to save money for it. So why increase your expenses when you can do it yourself until you are satisfied with your own home printers and personal smartphones. All it takes is a couple of your time and a thorough understanding ahead.
3. You can use the tools you have at your home.
There are some common things that you need before you proceed and they are a digital camera or a latest smartphone with high megapixels (at least 5MP), a decent color photo printer and a computer or laptop. Scissor to trim your photo into multiple pieces after you print the photographic paper to your size.4. Find a Tripod for Still Shots.
Now after you have all what you need, you need to set up the shot. Get yourself a friend or a relative because you are going to need him/ her for procedures ahead if you opt to make photo for yourself. And if you cannot afford to have anyone then it is still fine because then you need to add a tall standing camera tripod in your tools to need list that will capture your shot. If you are using tripod then you surely need a self-timer capture feature on your camera or smartphone whatever camera device you are using to take photographs.5. Setting up the right environment is a little bit tricky.
Be careful to attempt because you need to adhere to the specific requirements addressed by the federal authorities. For right background, you need to set up a white or plain off background color. For this you can use your white wall or poster board, or pin a large sheet of cloth, or a crease free bed sheet to wall, or outside in the daylight for the best results. Although wherever it is decided, the person to be photographed must stand a meter away from the background or so to avoid possible reflections and shadows. Other important things to remember, we are taking photograph in portrait orientation with no red eyes and perfect lighting. In short, a nice near natural daylight photo. Still a lot of minor specifications are important to keep in mind during the DIY procedures so you can look up in the internet at official US federal bureau’s site for extensive details.6. Set your camera to highest quality and resolution.
Camera must be ensured to have its maximum possible highest resolution and its lowest compression settings so that there’s a best possible quality photo. You need to place your camera at eye level and at least 4 feet away from the person to be photographed. Obviously the background must be behind the person and the photo position is centered to person’s visage. It can be troublesome to do for the beginners and first timers so it is better to approximate the picture size via the LCD display panel on your digital camera or smartphone. Moreover using tripod is very much helpful and easier to complete the setting up task. After you set up for the right shot, the camera display must be including the upper body and space above head in field of view. Trying to capture as much as body space is not useless after all because we could crop the unwanted space later on but capturing little body space could result in lack and hence another shot would be required consuming more of your hassle and time.7. Take a few shots and pick the best one.
Yes, it is more feasible to shoot a multiple shots. After all the setups, now you must be ready to click the snap button. If you are using self-timer feature then it is good to set a little more time and it is best recommended to flip your camera display panel to your side i.e. facing you so that you could see in it like a mirror. In today’s fancy terms; Selfie mode though it is not allowed to take selfies as your photo. Now remain calm and snap some 5 - 10 shots. Transfer it your computer/ laptop and save it to a folder so that you can work in an organized manner.8. Edit and crop the photo to the exact dimensions and compositions.
For this you need to have internet connection and go to the US Dept. of State own photo editing tool link. There you get three options to work on. Choosing your photo to upload to their system, cropping the photo to resized dimensions and finally saving the cropped photo back onto your computer/ laptop. So it is easy steps to perform for any beginner. Just head to the site, choose a photo from you folder, resize with respect to the given outlines at site’s tool and save your final passport photo for later steps of printing. But if you find it hard to manage through these steps then there’s another awesome mobile app trending in Play Store for you convenience; Passport Photo ID Maker Studio. Download and install the app in you smartphone and it does all the cropping and saving task for you with its unlimited free editing tools. This way you won’t even need a computer/ laptop. Now you are ready to print in your own home photo color printers.9. Know the app you are using.
The photo editing tool saves the photo as a 2-inch- by-2- inch photo which is the final print size required for your passport photos if you are trying for US and other nations passports. But some countries have a bit varying sizes so you need to set those print sizes to you printer settings. This can be hard for ones without technical knowledge so the aforementioned mobile app suits the best here too. The mobile app supports more than 100 countries and its official requirements.10. Finally, Print the passport photo in high quality.
After the print size is ensured, you got to ensure that the photographic paper to be printed is of high quality, matte and glossy. Otherwise all the efforts would be in vain due to the poor prints. Now, if you intend to print over your own home printers, it must be a color photo printer in good conditions so that it doesn’t excrete bad spots. While printing if printer tries to resize or attempt any changes then ignore those changes and print the photo in 100% onscreen size. After you have printed your photo, ensure the photo sizes by measuring it using the ruler. When everything is right, take a scissor and start cutting the edges carefully to produce a perfect passport sized photo for your application.Now that you have known everything about printing your passport or id photos yourself, time to take a shot.
How to Take Proper Passport or ID Photo - 10 Tips For A Perfect Pose
1. Unusual face
The entrant must avoid unusual facial expressions because it is not accepted by the federal authorities. The applicant must be depicting a naturally relaxed and calm mood. He/ she needs to show a neutral and normal face. It should not include squinting, making sad faces, smiling, frowning or any other moody behaviors.2. Closed eyes
The entrant is required to open their eyes wide open. A closed or even a mildly opening view of eyes is not regarded as a correct for the passport photo. It is clearly stated in the photo requirements sections of all the countries that the entrant’s both eyes must be clearly visible and seen in his/ her passport photo to be submitted.3. Double chin
Mostly over-weighed and sometimes even slender people faces are producing a double chin view on their close up shot of their passport photo because of the excessive/ insufficient amount of the body mass over their facial structures; no pun intended. So to avoid this weird problem, we suggest the entrant to try pressing his/ her tongue back inside the closed mouth so that the double chin area is not seen in the photos.4. Head tilt
Tilted head structure is ought to be avoided during the passport photo shoot. The entrant must remain calm and straight for a while. Tilted head and face in the photo directly gets rejected so to avoid it ask your photographer whether the linearity is maintained or not. If you are DIY with tripod, then it’s a bit tough alone. However you can take a firm reference ahead and manage.5. Open mouth
The entrant is not allowed to open their mouth in the photo. An open mouth showing teeth is directly rejected. Lips must be in normally relaxed state and both upper and lower lip area must be touched such that there is no any gap seen.6. Eye contact
The entrant must be looking directly at the camera i.e. the eye level and camera level must be linear and straight. The entrant must be giving the straight eye contact towards the camera lens such that the entrant’s eyes are looking forward at equal level.7. Extra Makeups
Putting up an extra makeup and beautifying products to enhance the look of the face is not recommended and thus needs to be avoided. If you usually wear makeup then put on usual amount of makeup so that it doesn’t reflect you differently than what you look in daily life.8. Blinking
Avoid blinking your eyes while giving pose for the passport photo because it makes your photographer hard to capture the right shot with your eyes wide open. Blinking problem can be troublesome when it makes your shoot a lot repetitive. So relax your eyes, remain calm and don’t blink for some seconds.9. Matching colors
Do not wear attires that match the color of background or even your skin tone. If the background color matches even mildly with the color of your apparel then it is producing a obscurity and hence rejected. If your skin tone is bright and background color is plain white then wear black clothing for instance.10. Bad hairstyle
The entrants don’t take seriously about their hairstyles while posing for the shoot but it is also a important aspect that reflects your personality and moreover it helps you pose for the correct composition. Growing huge beards and long hairs is not recommended. Comb your hair and style them natural so that it looks professional and neat.
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